Registered charity · Folkestone
Folkestone and District Local History Society
Folkestone and District Local History Society is a registered charity (number 295994) based in Folkestone, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Alan Frederick Taylor. Latest income £4k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £4k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Kent
- Website
- www.folkestonehistory.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1987
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£4k£4k
- 2025£3k£2k
- 2024£3k£3k
Earlier years
- 2023£6k£8k
- 2022£5k£5k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Charitable objects
(I) TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY DEVELOPING PUBLIC INTEREST IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF FOLKESTONE AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT. (II) TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSE AND TO THAT END TO BRING TOGETHER REPRESENTATIONS OF THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE PURPOSE WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. (III) TO ARRANGE OUTINGS, LECTURES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER INTEREST IN THE HISTORY OF FOLKESTONE.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- Alan Frederick Taylor Chair
- Peter Bamford since 2013
- Terry Begent since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Peter Bamford since 2013
- Terry Begent since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Alan Frederick Taylor Chair
- Peter Bamford since 2013
- Terry Begent since 2019
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 295994
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 13TH OCTOBER 1986
- Contact on the register
- 01303 250906 · auev73@dsl.pipex.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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